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Casadesus, Robert Marcel
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Musical biography emphasizing more his pianistic abilities and showing others of his musical family. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=1635
Biographical information focusing on the interrelationship between his keyboard virtuosity and his compositional skills from Eroica Classical Recordings.
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Robert Casadesus A multifaceted personality, Robert Casadesus was not only a great master of the keyboard, but also a well-known educator, chamber musician, and composer. Born in Paris in a family of musicians and actors, Casadesus studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where,...CD review including biographical outline and musical overview from March 2002 MusicWeb(UK).
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Apr02/casadesus.htm
Chronological biography and musical overview with photographs, honors and awards, works list, discography, and bibliography.
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Robert Casadesus Centennial of the birth of Robert Casadesus His father, Robert-Guillaume Casadesus (known as Robert Casa) entrusted him to his aunt Rose who gave him his first lessons and prepared him for the Conservatoire of Paris. After only one year of...